General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

The General Secretary of the STUC is the chief permanent officer of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, and a major figure in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom.

The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the STUC and for leading implementation of policies set by the annual Congress and the organisation's General Council. They also serve as the STUC's chief representative, both with the public and with other organisations.

The position was formed in 1922, when the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC became the General Council. The position of Secretary has been a permanent, full-time position in the TUC since that time. Before that, the Secretary was elected annually at Congress.

Secretaries of the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC

1897: Margaret Irwin

1900: George Carson

1918: Robert Allan

General Secretaries of the STUC

1922: William Elger

1947: Charles Murdoch

1949: George Middleton

1963: James Jack

1975: James Milne

1986: Campbell Christie

1998: Bill Speirs

2006: Grahame Smith

Deputy General Secretaries of the STUC

1969: James Milne

1975: James Kirkwood

1978: John Henry

1988: Bill Speirs

1998: Grahame Smith and Veronica (Ronnie) McDonald, CBE^[1]

2006: Dave Moxham

Presidents of the STUC

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